After a long time of development, it’s finally here. Aerosoft just released their another airplane, today, we will be able to fly the first decent long haul airbus in Prepar3D.
The developers on the website said it’s the bigger brither of the A320 series. The aircraft is designed for long distance and shourt haul large capacity flights, which are common on many airports. The aircraft is not very modern, but there are really a lot of features, that can this add-on offer. There are that many features, we can’t describe it in one article, so if you want see more information about this, visit the Aerosoft website.
The main features of this aircraft are PBR textures, fully custom fly-by-wire systems, fully functional MCDU, highly accurate modelling, tiller operated by additional axis, and of course, liveries such as Dragon Air, Edelweiss, Lion Air, Virgin Atlantic, Corsair, Air Canada, Cathay Pacific, Eurowings, Saudia, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss and, of course, Airbus house colors as it’s common to be added in Aerosoft Airbus add-ons. The system requirements are Prepar3D v4.5 Hotfix 1 and 2, Windows 10, Intel core i5 (i7 recomended) 16GB RAM, and graphics card with at least 4GB VRAM (min. GTX 1050ti)
Features
- Simulation of the A330 focused on the day to day operation of the aircraft from the left seat
- The cockpit is equipped as it is with large airlines, with the most up to date instruments
- Sublime modelling/texturing based on the latest technologies, very easy on framerates
- Full rain and rain repellent effects using TrueGlass (from TFDi Design)
- Dozens of non-standard animations, all with sound effects (sunscreens, windows, tables, tiller, jump seat, standby compass, drooping flight surfaces etc.). All main doors and cargo hatches can be opened. Extensive options to show ground objects (cones, ground power etc.) and to provide ground power
- Included web server that allows you to access (and use) the MCDU via any web browser; ideal for tablet computers
- Includes an Electronic Flight Bag that gives access to flows, checklists, flightplans, documents and charts. You will see the aircraft on the chart making navigation a lot easier
- Extensive manuals
- Add-in View system: adds many pre-defined views for easy use, emulates 2D panel views
- Add-in Sound system: adds hundreds of background sounds to enhance the immersion
- Includes our Semi-Intelligent co-pilot that assist you in your flights and runs checklists and flows with you
- Connected Flight Deck v2 that uses a server-based system making it very easy to join other pilots and to fly as Co-Pilot or Observer
- Designed from the start with PBR technology for ALL textures
- Fully custom Fly-by-Wire systems with flight envelope protection, stall protection, pitch and roll limiter, g-load limiter, over speed protection, Alpha Floor protection, auto trim
- Fully custom autopilot systems, with full Cat III auto land, V/S, Managed CLB/DES, OP CLB/DES, heading and NAV modes; VNAV and LNAV included; FPA/TRK included
- Fully custom thrust computer systems (FADEC), throttle with detents, FLEX take-off
- Very complete MCDU (can be controlled via web browser, for example on tablet computers), also, information can be inserted using the keyboard
- Flight plans supports SIDs, STARs, transitions, approaches, go-arounds, holds, Managed climbs and descent, constraints, and direct-to route editing
- VOR tracking implemented, DME arcs supported
- Comes with NavDataPro (LIDO) navigation database but compatible with Navigraph. Includes current AIRAC Data at the time of release (so not a free outdated version) and this can be updated by the user at any moment
- Complete FS2Crew Runway Awareness and Advisory System included (a €30 value!) – locked to these aircraft
For further information, stay tuned on FSNews, and you can buy this aircraft via Aerosoft store for €70.54
